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(WASHINGTON, D.C., 9/17/12) --- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is today calling on the FBI to consider federal charges against a Connecticut man who allegedly threatened to assault a Muslim woman in that state because of her religious heritage. Police were called to a West Hartford drugstore Saturday afternoon after the man, who reportedly said he was unhappy about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, verbally assaulted the woman with an obscenity-filled tirade. The man was arrested after he threatened to punch the woman and was charged with breach of peace threatening, and a hate crime. He is due in court later this month. SEE: Man Charged with Hate Crimes Against Muslim Woman http://tinyurl.com/9pv8q9p Man Commits Hate Crime Against Muslim http://tinyurl.com/9tocgpz Man Charged With Hate Crime http://tinyurl.com/8k75omf "No American should fear harassment in their daily life because of their perceived faith or ethnicity,' said CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper. On Friday, CAIR called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the vandalism at a Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime. CAIR: FBI Investigating Mosque Graffiti in Va. http://tinyurl.com/9x44awa Yesterday, CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad spoke at an interfaith rally in support of the mosque. Video: CAIR Rep Speaks at Rally for Vandalized Va. Mosque http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72cnwe... CAIR's Washington state chapter recently held a news conference in Seattle to call for a bias crime investigation of hate graffiti, including the slurs "sand n**gers," "doon [sic] coons," scrawled on a rental vehicle used by a group of Seattle-area Muslims on a recent vacation trip to Chelan, Wash. CAIR-WA: Racist Vandalism Prompts Call for FBI Investigation http://tinyurl.com/9hm6v22 [NOTE: "Sand n**ger" is a slur used to target those perceived to be Muslim or Arab-American. "Doon coon" is an apparent reference to the stereotypical belief that all Muslims originate in deserts, therefore the misspelled reference to "dunes."] CAIR's Minnesota chapter recently called for an investigation of a suspicious fire outside a mosque in South Minneapolis. Muslim graves in Illinois were also desecrated with hate graffiti for the second time in one month. CAIR: Muslim Grave Site Vandalized Again (Chicago Trib) http://tinyurl.com/cl3o2m5 CAIR has seen an increase in hate incidents targeting American Muslims in the aftermath of the deadly attack on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Recent incidents included shots fired at a mosque in Morton Grove, Ill., an acid bomb thrown at an Islamic school in Lombard, Ill., a mosque burned to the ground in Joplin, Mo., vandals spraying an Oklahoma mosque with paintballs, pig legs thrown at a mosque site in California, and a firebomb thrown at a Muslim family's home in Panama City, Fla. CAIR: Anti-Islamic Sentiment in America Troubles Muslims (CNN) http://tinyurl.com/9vo5fw5 String of Attacks Threaten U.S. Muslims During Ramadan http://tinyurl.com/8shzgvj CAIR: Mosque Attacks Common Nationwide http://tinyurl.com/84l49vh Muslim individuals and institutions are being asked to review advice on security procedures in CAIR's "Community Security and Safety Tips." SEE: CAIR Community Safety and Security Tips http://tinyurl.com/c8qpqx8 CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. CONTACT: CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com

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